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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

HARNAMSINGH RATHOD
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.6%INC 40.4%7 others 10.0%
Votes
32,883
49.6% share
Winning margin
6,101
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.4%
of 99,872

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARNAMSINGH RATHOD
BJP
BJP
32,88349.6%
2
PREMNARAYAN
INC
INC
26,78240.4%
3
NIRMAL KUMAR
CPI
Left
3,5575.4%
4
DILUWA
IND
1,1211.7%
5
GANPAT SINGH
JNP
Janata
5400.8%
6
KANCHHEDILAL AHIRWAR
IND
4240.6%
7
RAMESH
IND
4160.6%
8
MOHANLAL BARA
IND
4090.6%
9
BABULAL SERVERIYA
IND
1450.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 80.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
147th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
180th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%INC 40.4%CPI 5.4%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
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Fort, Rahatgarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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